# Future Data Usage

**URL:** <https://community.drivendata.org/t/future-data-usage/725>\
**Category:** Senior Data Science: Safe Aging with SPHERE\
**Created:** [July 24, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/future-data-usage/725 "2016-07-24T12:20:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aakansh9](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/aakansh9/32/429_2.png) [@aakansh9](https://community.drivendata.org/u/aakansh9)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/future-data-usage/725/1 "2016-07-24T12:20:54Z")

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To predict activity for a time window ( t-1, t ) can we use features created from data collected after time t ? Additionally, is it allowed to use the prior knowledge from the script provided to participants ?

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**Author:** ![isms](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.drivendata.org/isms/32/9_2.png) [@isms](https://community.drivendata.org/u/isms)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.drivendata.org/t/future-data-usage/725/2 "2016-07-24T18:33:56Z")

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Hi @aakansh9:

> To predict activity for a time window ( t-1, t ) can we use features created from data collected after time t ?

![](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/drivendata1/original/1X/e7959fb641989be3156d7103723e61511a6cf4b3.gif)

That is not against the rules.

> Additionally, is it allowed to use the prior knowledge from the script provided to participants ?

You can definitely use all the resources we’ve provided.